Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.15.44
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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yaśodā-rohiṇyau
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Yaśodā and Rohiṇī (the mothers of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma)
Yaśodā + Rohiṇī. Dual. Gauḍīya: Yaśodā is the central holder of vātsalya-rasa in Vraja; Rohiṇī is her co-mother — Vasudeva's other wife, who lives in Nanda's house with her son Balarāma. The dual signals that vātsalya in Vraja is two-mothered, two-sonned.
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putra-vatsale
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who were very affectionate to their sons
putra (son) + vatsala (affectionate, calf-loving). Gauḍīya: vātsalya derives from vatsa (calf) — the love-mode named for the cow-calf bond. Yaśodā's love is the vātsalya-rasa's defining substance.
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yathā-kāmam
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in accordance with Their desires
yathā (as) + kāma (desire). The mothers serve according to the boys' kāma. Gauḍīya: in vātsalya-rasa, the Lord's preferences are studied minutely — what He likes for breakfast, which pillow, which color cloth. Care knows the preferences.
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parama-āśiṣaḥ
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first-class enjoyable offerings
parama (highest) + āśis (blessing, gift). Gauḍīya: the mothers offer parama-āśis — supreme gifts — to the supreme Person. The blessings the Lord normally gives are here given TO Him; the role reverses in vātsalya.
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vyadhattām
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presented
Dual imperfect of vi + √dhā (to place, give). Both mothers presented. Gauḍīya: the dual verb keeps Rohiṇī alongside Yaśodā throughout the evening sevā. Balarāma is never left out; vātsalya in Vraja is consistently dual.
The word paramāśiṣaḥ indicates the attractive blessings of a loving mother, which include wonderful food, beautiful clothes, jewelry, toys and constant affection. The words yathā-kāmaṁ yathā-kālam indicate that although Yaśodā and Rohiṇī satisfied all the desires of their sons, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, they also properly regulated the boys’ activities. In other words, they prepared wonderful food for their children, but they saw to it that the boys ate at the proper time. Similarly, their children would play at the proper time and sleep at the proper time. The word yathā-kāmam does not indicate that the mothers indiscriminately allowed the boys to do whatever They liked, but in the proper, civilized way they showered their blessings upon their children. Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī comments that the mothers loved their sons so much that as they embraced Them they would carefully check all Their limbs to see if They were healthy and strong.
Mother Yasoda and Rohini were careful to consider what Krsna and Balarama desired as food (yatha kama) and served at the proper time rather than forbidden times like sandhya. They offered all sorts of eatables (paramasisa).
After a description of the bliss of the young now the bliss of the two mothers is described. Both mothers cared affectionately for both boys, regarding them both as their sons. They served them appropriately—during the autumn season for instance or during the twilight and evening, and according to the desires of the two boys or themselves. The words of the two phrases are reversed in some versions. The mothers offered them the most excellent items (paramāśiṣaḥ) since they had affection for them as their sons. First they would place them on their laps, embrace them and kiss them and then ask about their health and glance at their bodies. The mothers’ clothing became wet with milk flowing from their breasts.
After a description of the bliss of the young gopīs, now the bliss of the two mothers is described. Both mothers cared affectionately for both boys, regarding them both as their sons. The two mothers served the two boys together or one after the other. Yāśodā is mentioned first because of her greater affection. Rohiṇī is her assistant. In the afternoon, evening and night (yathā kālam) they served the boys appropriately. Or first they performed aroti, then took off the boys’ ornaments, then removed the dust from their bodies, in that order (yathā kālam). And they served them according to the boys’ desires (yathā kāmam). They offered the best items (paramāśiṣaḥ). Or they only gave them items only (param), and did not do any household chores. They did this because they were affection to their sons (putra-vatsale). This means they placed the boys on their laps, embraced them, kissed them, asked about their welfare and examined their bodies closely. It also means that the mothers’ clothes were damp with flowing breast milk.
Two mothers, of two sons, prepare the evening — best foods, best clothes, best comfort — calibrated to each boy's preference and to the day's events. Yaśodā and Rohiṇī orchestrate Vraja's nightly reception of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Vātsalya-rasa structure: the mothers organize the home; the Lord becomes a small boy receiving care.
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